Luka Ivanishvili rugby player
Luka Ivanishvili rugby player

Luka Ivanishvili

25th Oct 2001 1.88m/106kg No. 8

Wolstenholme captains young Bears in cup derby clash

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sam Wolstenholme returns from injury to captain the Bears in their PREM Rugby Cup round three clash with Bath Rugby at Ashton Gate on Friday night (7.45pm KO). The scrum half makes his comeback from a...

Bristol Bears team to face Gloucester in cup opener

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Tom Jordan will make his Bristol Bears debut in Friday night’s PREM Rugby Cup clash with Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm (7.45pm KO, live on TNT Sports). The Scotland international, who arrived from...

Team news: Sale Sharks vs Bristol Bears – PRC R1

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Pat Lam hands competitive debuts to four players for Saturday’s PREM Rugby Cup opener against Sale Sharks at the Salford Stadium (3pm KO). Georgian international Luka Ivanishvili, who starts on...

REC Semi Final Review: Georgia and Portugal set up Final in Paris

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

On Saturday in the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia got the better of Romania 43-5 in their last four tie. Two tries from winger Akaki Tabutsadze put Georgia 10-0 up at the interval and then...

Sharikadze returns as captain - Georgia announce team to play Wales

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has made five changes to his starting side to face Wales at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday, 7 October. Guram Gogichashvili and Shalva Mamukashvili return...

Match Preview: Fiji v Georgia

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two teams, one must-win match. Pool C’s second-placed team Fiji have quarter-final qualification on their minds. Fourth-placed Georgia, who are still in the last-eight running, more realistically...

Matkava returns at fly-half - Georgia announce team to play Fiji

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia head coach Levan Maisashviki has named his match-day 23 to play Fiji on Saturday, 30 September and he has made seven changes to his starting 15, including the half-back pairing with scrum-half...

Georgia add Aptsiauri and Giorgadze to squad

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia have made two changes on medical grounds to their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad. Irakli Aptsiauri replaces prop Luka Japaridze (pictured) and Otari Giorgadze comes in for back-row Beka Gorgadze. The...

Giorgadze replaces injured Gorgadze in Georgia squad

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia have made a change to their squad with Otari Giorgadze a medical replacement for back-row Beka Gorgadze (pictured). The Lelos are competing in their sixth Rugby World Cup 2023 tournament, having...

Donaldson stars as Australia beat Georgia 35-15 in Pool C opener

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Full-back Ben Donaldson scored 25 points as Australia put a run of five successive defeats behind them to open their Pool C campaign with a bonus-point victory over Georgia at Stade de France. Early tries...